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No. 726,661. 'PATENTBD APR. 28,1903.

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MACHINE FOR FASTENING FAN STICKS To FAN TOP-S.

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LOUIS EDWARD ELSQN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MACHINE FOR FASTENING FAN-STICKS TO FAN-TOPS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart Of Letters I Patent No. 726,661, dated April28, 1903.

Application filed September 10, 1902. Serial No. 122,774. (No model.) 7

This invention relates to improvements in devices for applying andfastening fan-sticks to folding-fan tops, the object being to provide amachine of simple construction by means of which the work may be rapidlydone.

I will describe a machine for fastening fansticks to fan-tops embodyingmy invention and then point out the novel features in the appendedclaims.

Reference is to behad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a plan view of a machine for fastening fan-sticks tofan-tops embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 2 ofFig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is asection on the line 4 at of Fig. 1. 7

Referring to the drawings, 5 designates the bed-plate of the machine,supported on suitable legs or end pieces 6. Extended transversely of thebed-plate and in the segment of a circleis aseries of openings 7,through which fingers 8 are designed to pass. fingers 8 are extendedupward from one end of a plate 9, hinged at its opposite end to across-bar 10. The plate is held yieldingly upward by means of a spring11.

A series of pairs of spring-yielding guidefingers 12 are arranged abovethe bed-plate slightly forward of the openings 7. These guide-fingersare also arranged in the arc of a circle and are designedto direct thefansticks 13 to the fan-top 14, as will be more fully describedhereinafter. The several fingers 12 are attached to a rock-bar 15,having bearings in uprights 16 on the bed-plate. An arm 17 extends fromthe rock-bar 15 and is designed for engagement with a spring-hook 18,attached to one of the uprights 16, and

These engaging with this spring-hook at its inner side is aspring-finger 19. For moving the guide-fingers to an upward position, asindicated by dotted lines in Fig. 4, I employ, as here shown, a spring20, attached at one end to the arm 17, coiled around the rock-bar 15,and connected at its opposite end to the upright 16.

to conform to the curve of the fan-top. This plunger-plate is movable inguides 26 at the sides of the bed-plate and is moved to a rearwardposition by means of a spring 27,

attached at one end" tothe plungers and at theother end to the bed-plateor to an upward. projection therefrom. This plungeriplate is providedwitha handle 28, and on its under side it has a channel 29, the upperwall ofwhich is arranged in two horizontal planesthat is, one portion ison a higher plane than the other, as indicated at 30 and 3l-the twoplanes, being connected by an incline 32.

plate has hinged connection 36 with one side of the bed-plate and itsopposite side is designed, when in looking position, to engage with aspring-hook 37, attached to the bedplate. When released from thespring-hook, a coil-spring 38, attached at one end of the locking-plateand at the other end to a fixed portion of the machine acts to swingsaid locking-plate upward.

At the forward end the bed-plate is provided with a recess 39 to receivethe pivoted ends of the fan-sticks, and the upper portions of thefan-sticks, at the pivoted end, may be engaged by a clip-plate 40,mounted to swing on the bed-plate.

In operation when the fingers S are in their uppermost position thefan-top is to be placed thereon, as clearly indicated in Fig. 4, thenthe guide-fingers are to be moved downward, as indicated in Fig. 4, andthe sticks placed between the fingers, it being understood, of course,that an adhesive is to be placed on one side of each stick beforeplacing them in the guidefingers, and for placing the sticks in positionthe locking-plate is to be moved downward thereon with the outsidesticks 41 extending upward, as these are not to be secured to thefan-top until after securing the other sticks thereto. When the partsare in this position, the plunger-plate 25 is to be moved forward, so asto engage its forward end with the adjacent end of the fan-top, and by acontinued movement of the plungerplate 25 the fan-top will be moved tothe position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The arm 34.- justbefore the completion of the forward movement of the fan-top will engagewith the spring-finger 19, forcing the hook 18 out of engagement withthe arm 17, permitting the guide-fingers to move upward to the positionindicated in dotted lines. Upon a slightly-forward movement of theplunger-plate the inclined plane 30 31 will engage the button 83, which,being fastened to the plate 9, will cause a downward movement of thefingers 8, and then the under side of the plunger-plate will engage theupper sides of the latches 2t, forcing them clownward, permitting thepressure-arms 21 22 to move inward or upon the tops of the said latches,the sides of the plunger-plate 25 being cut away, as indicated at 4:2,to permit such slight movement. Thus upon releasing the plunger-platethe spring 27 will move it quickly to its normal position, and duringthis movement the spring 23 will cause the arms 21 22 to move inwardagainst the fan, forcing the sticks and fan-top closely together,whichpractically completes the formation of the fan. After the formation ofthe fan the locking-plate 35 is raised and the fan removed.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. In a machine for the purpose described, abed-plate provided with openings, springpressed fingers movable throughsaid openings, guide-fingers for fan-sticks, a rock-bar supporting saidfingers, and a plunger-plate for forcing a fan-top along the fan-sticks.

2. In a machine for the purpose described,

a bed-plate provided with a series of openings, spring-pressed fingersmovable in said openings, spring-yielding guide-fingers arranged inpairs, a rock-bar supporting said fingers, and means for forcing afan-top along the fan-sticks held in the guide-fingers, the said meansalso serving to force the firstnamed fingers downward.

3. A machine for the purpose described, comprising a bed-plate having aseries of openings arranged transversely in it, springpressed fingersmovable in said openings, spring-yielding guide-fingers arranged inpairs forward of the first-named fingers and mounted to swing, means forholding said fingers downward, a plunger for forcing a fantop along thefan-sticks, and means carried by said plunger for releasing theguide-fingers.

4. A machine for the purpose described, comprising a bed-plate having aseries of openings, a plate mounted to swing on the under side of thebed-plate, fingers extended from said swinging plate into said openings,a spring for moving the swinging plate upward, a pin extended. from saidplate, stick-guide fingers arranged in pairs forward of the firstnamedfingers, a swinging bar supporting said guide-fingers, and aplunger-plate for forcing a fan-top along the fan-sticks, the saidplunger-plate also being adapted to engage with said pin to force thefirst-named fingers downward.

5. A machine for the purpose described, comprising a bed-plate having atransverse row of openings, spring-pressed fingers movable in saidopenings, guide-fingers for the fan-stick arranged forward of thefirst-named fin gers,and the spring-actuated presser-arms.

6. A machine for the purpose described, comprising a bed-plate havingaseries of openings, spring-pressed fingers movable in said openings, aspring-actuated rock-bar, springyielding guide-fingers arranged in pairson said rock-bar, means for locking said guidefingers in loweredposition, a plunger-plate, means carried by the plunger-plate forreleasing the rock-bar, spring-actuated presserarms, and locking-latchesfor said presserarms, the said latches being released from thepresser-arms by the plunger-plate.

7. A machine for the purpose described,- comprising a bed-plate having aseries of transverse openings, spring-pressed fingers movable in saidopenings and normally extended above the surface of the bedplate toreceive the folds of a fan-top, spring-yielding fingers for guidingfan-sticks to the folds of a fan-top, means for moving the fan-topmaterial along the fan-sticks, and a lockingplate for the fan-sticks.

8. A machine for the purpose described, comprising a bed-plate, movablefingers for engaging between folds of a fan-top, means for directing thefan-sticks to the folds, and means for pressing the fan-sticks and foldstogether.

9. A machine for the purpose described,

comprising a bed-p1ate having openings, fin- 10 the openings, and meansmoving laterally over the bed for pressing the sticks, with the fan-topthereon, together.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

LOUIS EDWARD ELSON.

Witnesses:

CHARLES MORGAN, J ENNIE O. HASSILDINE.

